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Iceland received the most refugees per capita in 2020 among the Nordics

Immigration to OECD countries fell by 30% in 2020 to 3.7 million people. That is the lowest level since 2003. Denmark, Finland and Norway received fewer asylum seekers per capita than the OECD average, while Iceland and Sweden took in considerably more.
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Most asylum seekers from Venezuela – also in Iceland

Six of the ten countries where most people fled from in 2020 are in Latin America. For the second year in a row, Venezuela is the country from which most people flee to one of the OECD countries. This is also noticeable in Iceland, where Venezuelans have so far this year been the largest group among asylum seekers. However, most flee to neighbouring countries such as Colombia (above).

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